Around where I live this happens a lot. The DNR (dept of natural resources) have fake deer they post along roads that are slightly mechnacal where they turn their heads and blink and stuff. They post these to lure spotlighters (people who see a deer shine a very powerful light on the deer to freeze it up then shoot it).

ORLANDO, Fla. — A holiday display is getting some negative attention from neighbors. A homeowner’s display in an Orlando subdivision features Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer hanging from a tree. One red light represents its nose and the rest appear to be blood draining from Rudolph’s body. The display represents a hunting technique called field dressing, which is what hunters do to a deer they kill, but many neighbors say it disgusts them. (12/15/05 WFTV image)